Cycling, Train the Body

One of the most important things that you can focus on outside of building your Zone 1 and Zone 2 Aerobic Insurance is your best cycling snacks that you choose. The reason being is that no matter how physically in shape that you are, failing to reload on snacks when you are on a long…

One of the Bay Area great loves is descending Hawk Hill (and the ascent). The reason being is that when you ride in northern California, you simply understand that riding here is synonymous with elevation gain, and plenty of it. The initial descent is something like 18% grade and people in the bay area feel…

What is most important to answer this question is that you are not doing anything. Doing either walking or cycling will cause you to lose belly fat. I have an Auntie that walks for 1 mile a day, feels fantastic and is happy with her vitality. When she stops the walks, she notices that she…

There are a ton of reasons why cyclists want to understand how to engage core when cycling: Overall, when your core is engaged, your ride will just ride better. Here is how to engage your core when cycling. In this post we will go over core engagement, and exercises to help with core engagement while…

Your food intake right before (and during) a ride is the key to having your body be happiest while riding. You will recover better, and your performance will be much higher. We have all had those rides where we felt sluggish, sloppy and simply not up to snuff. One of the main reasons is that…

Before we get into how the “how much exercise to lose weight” question, I highly suggest that you focus first on food intake if you want to lose weight over exercise. Of course, I am not here to sway you in a direction that you’re not looking to go – This post is completely designated…

Yes, cycling can replace leg day. If your goal is to burn fat, build your muscles and tone your legs, then yes, cycling is a fantastic way to replace leg day. If you are a body builder and solely squat and clean for your leg day and your only goal is to build fast twitch…

Your legs are burning because of lactic acid. If you are feeling the burn of lactic acid every ride, throughout your ride, it’s really painful – the reason is that it’s the body’s last resort to output high amounts of energy for a short amount of time. The difference is, that when cycling, you want…

You have been asking  a lot about how cycling affects your butt and I wanted to let you know so I could finally convince you to start riding consistently. You have been asking me over and over again to if cycling is good for your butt, and other parts of your body like your heart,…